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Jun 28, 2012, 4:07 AM
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Re: cpython (2.7): #9559: Append data to single-file mailbox files if messages are only added
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On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:59:02 +0200
petri.lehtinen <python-checkins [at] python> wrote:
> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c37cb11b546f
> changeset: 77832:c37cb11b546f
> branch: 2.7
> parent: 77823:73710ae9fedc
> user: Petri Lehtinen <petri [at] digip>
> date: Thu Jun 28 13:48:17 2012 +0300
> summary:
> #9559: Append data to single-file mailbox files if messages are only added
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> If messages were only added, a new file is no longer created and
> renamed over the old file when flush() is called on an mbox, MMDF or
> Babyl mailbox.
Why so? Appending is not atomic and, if it fails in the middle, you
could get a corrupt mbox file.
Furthermore, I disagree that it's a bugfix: IMO it should wait for 3.4.
Regards
Antoine.
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Re: cpython (2.7): #9559: Append data to single-file mailbox files if messages are only added
